Pier
A pier is a raised walkway across water. It can be a simple light wooden structure which has no effect on the current and tides, or a major structure with buildings and as long as a mile out to sea. In the United States, these may be referred to as docks. A pier can be made of wood, concrete, or other materials.
Pier Media
Chelsea Piers, on the West Side of Manhattan, jutting into the Hudson River
Pier located in Monona, Wisconsin's "Stone Bridge Park" during a sunset over Lake Monona.
Print of a Victorian pier in Margate in the English county of Kent, 1897
Brighton Palace Pier at dusk. Opened in May 1899, the pier has three bars, a restaurant, fast food kiosks, two roller coasters and an amusement arcade
At 2.16 km (1.34 mi), Southend Pier in Essex is the longest pleasure pier in the world
Naples Pier c. 2022
At 6.5km (4 miles) the remote terminal in Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico is the largest pier in the world.
